This classy SOB

But who was behind the wheel in Illinois?

I usually agree with your posts 945T, but I have to disagree here.

Richard Mixture, CEO of a chemical company, is in his countryside mansion on a saturday afternoon. His trophy wife is in Paris shopping again, his mistress is with her boyfriend attending the burning man. He reads a book on Colin Chapman's life while he drinks a glass of a 15k whisky he got from a former friend. He…

Yeah, speak for yourself. Not all of us would've been a jackass doing 93 in a 55. Personally, I probably would've been a jackass doing 108. :)

My two cents is more a comment on the principle and less actually about headphones. I completely agree that it comes down to what you're using them for and, of course, the quality of the source audio. As you said, there is a point where only the top eschelon audiophiles will notice a difference. Before that point…

My daughter is six, and I've tried something very similar already. It did not work. What did work is making sure she understood that I had heard her question, understood her reasons, and the reason I'd said no. Still not 100% effective, but better than "because I said so", which really means "I can't be bothered to…

This is seriously disappointing. If you are a caring parent, deal with the emotions behind the question, don't give a kid a logic puzzle. More like "I know, you really wanted to dig that hole and now you're angry/sad/frustrated." Give voice to their emotions. They're not even necessarily asking you to dig that hole…